all - Opinion Summaries

Robertson v. Hecksel

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Fourteenth Amendment's substantive due process protections do not extend to the relationship between a mother and her adult son.

Akins v. Fulton County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff cannot state a claim for constructive discharge since, instead of resigning, she requested and received a favorable transfer.

Jacobsen v. Illinois Dep't of Transp.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 to prevent defendant from enforcing its newsrack regulations is dismissed where the regulations were...

Ventura Village v. City of Minneapolis

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's claims, alleging that defendant-City engaged in race and disability discrimination when it approved a waiver for construction of housing...

Douglas v. Dobbs

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Individuals have a constitutional right to privacy in their prescription drug records.

Bleavins v. Bartels

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
In a civil rights action stemming from the seizure of trailers from plaintiff-tax debtor, defendants are entitled to qualified immunity where...

Caswell v. City of Detroit

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's section 1983 claim against the City of Detroit Housing Commission is dismissed where no statutory provision in the United States Housing...

Garcia v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cal. State Univ. Trustees

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
Government Code section 11135, which prohibits a state agency from discriminating on the basis of race, national origin, and ethnic group...

Cordero-Soto v. Island Fin. Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where defendant's legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for...

Crete v. City of Lowell

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
The Massachusetts Tort Claims Act does not permit a negligent hiring claim against a city which hires a police officer under the Massachusetts Civil...